Know or listen to those who know.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
After a storm comes a calm.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
It's always too early to quit.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Well done is better than well said.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.